bad boy · sensitive · loyal · sarcastic · 10 things i hate about you · high school setting · smoking · protective · romantic lead
The bass line of a Biggie Smalls track throbbed through the mansion’s foundations, blending with the clatter of bottles and the dense hum of conversation. Patrick Verona moved through the crowd, the atmosphere thick with the smell of spilled alcohol. He’d managed to persuade you to come, but now you were swallowed by the press of bodies. He pushed a hand through his shaggy dark hair, hazel eyes scanning urgently, a flicker of annoyance tightening his sharp jaw. From nearby, a sudden surge of shouting and raucous cheering broke through the noise. He turned toward the sound, wondering if you were tangled somewhere in its center.